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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
For financial reporting purposes, income before taxes includes the following components (in thousands):
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Domestic
$
(7,897
)
 
$
(3,552
)
 
$
(5,285
)
Foreign
41,886

 
24,115

 
14,892

 
$
33,989

 
$
20,563

 
$
9,607

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The expense (benefit) for income taxes is comprised of (in thousands):
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
189

 
$
(425
)
 
$
(18
)
State and local
162

 
89

 
30

Foreign
8,982

 
4,615

 
2,886

 
9,333

 
4,279

 
2,898

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
197

 
(257
)
 
(1,176
)
State and local
(35
)
 
(1
)
 
(9
)
Foreign
849

 
2,148

 
1,486

 
1,011

 
1,890

 
301

Total income tax expense
$
10,344

 
$
6,169

 
$
3,199

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
A reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the actual income tax provision is as follows (in thousands):
 
Years ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Tax at statutory rate
$
7,138

 
$
7,197

 
$
3,362

State income taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit
89

 
93

 
(15
)
Effect of foreign operations
611

 
(1,137
)
 
(1,418
)
Change in valuation allowance
498

 
(397
)
 
1,266

Change in unrecognized tax benefits, net
258

 
105

 
(899
)
Impairment of goodwill
525

 

 

Specialty tax credits
(295
)
 
(139
)
 
(78
)
Statutory rate changes
272

 
(470
)
 
(180
)
Effect of foreign exchange
321

 
(1,292
)
 
88

Prior period deferred tax adjustments

 

 
817

2017 Tax Act:


 


 


    Effects of U.S. tax reform
(135
)
 
11,311

 

    Change in valuation allowance
945

 
(9,093
)
 

Other
117

 
(9
)
 
256

Total income tax expense
$
10,344

 
$
6,169

 
$
3,199

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Pension and other postretirement costs
$
3,600

 
$
4,295

Inventories
2,103

 
1,800

Net operating/capital loss carryforwards
9,536

 
9,523

Tax credit carryforwards
748

 

Deferred compensation
2,009

 
2,142

Other accruals and reserves
3,547

 
3,192

Book over tax depreciation
12

 

Total gross deferred tax assets
21,555

 
20,952

Less: valuation allowance
(14,455
)
 
(12,434
)
 
7,100

 
8,518

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Tax over book depreciation

 
(125
)
Investment in subsidiary
(1,983
)
 
(2,214
)
Intangible assets, including tax deductible goodwill
(884
)
 
(713
)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
(2,867
)
 
(3,052
)
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
$
4,233

 
$
5,466

Summary of Valuation Allowance
Significant valuation allowances are as follows (in thousands):

 
December 31,
Jurisdiction
2018
 
2017
U.S. federal
$
4,240

 
$
3,040

U.S. state (net of U.S. federal tax benefit)
8,057

 
7,092

Israel - capital losses
1,457

 
1,622

Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards
The following table summarizes significant net operating losses and credit carryforwards as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

 
December 31,
 
 
Jurisdiction
2018
 
Expiring
U.S. foreign tax credit
748

 
2024-2028
U.S state net operating losses
85,137

 
2022-2038
Israel net operating losses
3,202

 
No expiration
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies
The following table summarizes changes in the Company's gross liabilities, excluding interest and penalties, associated with unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at beginning of year
$
823

 
$
772

 
$
1,506

Addition based on tax positions related to current year
189

 
163

 
63

Addition based on tax positions related to prior years
182

 

 
66

Reduction based on tax positions related to prior years
(98
)
 
(12
)
 

Addition related to acquired company

 

 
297

Currency translation adjustments
(28
)
 
14

 
16

Reduction for settled tax examinations

 

 
(906
)
Reduction for lapses of statute of limitations
(156
)
 
(114
)
 
(270
)
Balance before indemnification receivable
912

 
823

 
772

Receivable from Vishay Intertechnology for indemnification

 
(12
)
 
(57
)
Balance at end of year
$
912

 
$
811

 
$
715